Martha Washington Balls - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
8 ounces sweetened condensed milk
2 lbs confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups pecans, finely chopped
1 (24 ounce) package sweetened flaked coconut
2 (24 ounce) packages semi-sweet chocolate chips

Preparation

Combine all ingredients except chocolate chips.
Refrigerate over night.
Shape coconut mixture into walnut-size balls.
Freeze until firm.
Melt chocolate chips in a double boiler.
Pierce balls with a tooth pick or wooden skewer, dip balls into chocolate.
Lay on wax paper.
Refrigerate until set.
Store in an airtight container.
Note: This recipe originally called for 1 block of paraffin wax melted in with the chocolate chips. I don't care for the wax, so I don't add it. It's just a personal preference.